WIBS Member's Profile: Caroline Bowley, WIBS President

My Company:
Decorate in Style – I work as an Interior Design Consultant.

Project:
I'm also the President of the Festival de International de Arte Marbella which takes place in Marbella every June. It's an all encompassing event with Fine Art, sculpture, photography & performing arts. Visit website www.festivaldeartemarbella.com

What makes your business special?
I have always have had flair for design, and working with my father in the greetings card industry gave me good insight. I find the important part of my work is to listen to clients’ requirements. Knowing and understanding what they want makes my job easier to put their project together so that they have a scheme that fits in with their lifestyle and budget.

Likes and Dislikes:
I love to cook, and invent recipes, also enjoy needlepoint when I have time and read a good novel. Dislike bad language, crazy drivers here in Spain and bad manners.


Top business tips:

•Listen and learn, each day you learn something new and add to your knowledge.
•Be organized, and have a positive attitude to everything you do.
•Be happy – if you are happy then you radiate it to all the people you meet.


Why you love living in Spain:
The weather, the people the language the food.


Any special offer for WIBS members?
Any member that wants to chat about a decoration scheme no matter how large or small, or wants me to source something for them I will give them a free consultation.

Boutique Zinia Fashion Show

25th June @ 10PM
Suite del Mar (Hotel Puente Romano)

With a 20% discount on fashion collection from June 15th.

Zinia offers limited quantities of every design to maintain its exclusivity, therefore we advise you to come earlier to avoid disappointment.


Boutique Zinia
Pto. Banús, Marbella
Tel. 952 81 66 64
www.boutiquezinia.com

Cheese & Wine Evening

You are cordially invited to a cheese and wine evening to be held in Riviera del Sol, nr Calahonda, Mijas Costa at 7.30pm next Thursday the 25th June.

The event is to offer a short presentation about the Herbalife business and products in a very relaxed environment.

The last few months have seen more and more people looking to find a way of earning anything from a few hundred euros extra per month in their spare time, to changing their lifestyle totally and becoming full time within the business.

I am looking for key people in all areas and countries who have an interest in helping others and also earning from it.

If your interest is more to do with health, sports nutrition, skin care or weight loss, then information is available too.

Seats must be reserved so if you would like to come along please call me, Inez Rix on 661 390 750 or email inez@herbalmarbella.com to book. There is no cost to you, come along have a chat and a drink and see what we offer!

http://www.herbalmarbella.com/

Shaw Marketing Services launches Shaw IT Services

WIB Member Company News

WIB Member Georgina Shaw is pleased to announce the launch of Shaw IT Services. Georgina has been offering cost effective marketing and PR solutions for small to medium sized companies for the last two years.

Following demand from clients for high quality, good value Costa del Sol IT Support she has expanded to include IT support services within the company.

Shaw IT Services is headed up by Andy Turnbull, an IT support specialist with over 20 years experience supporting blue-chip and Small to Medium sized companies in the UK and Spain. He is an expert in all kinds of IT Support and can help you with any computer issues, large or small. Services include:

•Network Installations
•System Setup
•Remote Support
•PC Tune Ups & Repairs
•IT Hardware
•PC Training
•Backups
•Ongoing IT Support packages for regular maintenance

Shaw IT Services understands that times are tough at the moment, so they have dropped their rates recently and are now only charging 30€ per hour. If they can't fix it then they won't charge you! Please note that all WIB Members receive an additional 10% discount on labour charges.

Send them an email , call 657 824 813 or visit the website for more information and some handy IT tips

Blog Update | How to Get Your Post Onto This Blog

We are having a terrific response to posts on our Women in Business BlogSpot with 77 page views on Monday June 15th. Top posts (so far) this week are Something Cakey (34 click thrus on first day), Grand Used Book Sale (12 click thrus) and Up to €20,000 Grants Now Available for Self Employed in Spain (10 click thrus). We have signed up to an email subscription service which will automatically send out a summary of all the post we have uploaded, each Wednesday. So that you can take advantage of this please would you send us information for any events, news or activities you wish to promote in this format:

1. Please make sure the content you email to us in text format, ideally in a Word document. If you only have a .pdf then please send us a text version, retype if you need to – and make sure it is spell-checked! Note, other news services and media agencies are picking up on our posts and this is a great way to circulate your business stories throughout the media
2. Ensure you send us a good quality image to accompany your story in a .jpeg format.
3. Don’t forget your contact details, times and dates of events and location/driving directions
4. If you’re aware of an upcoming event then please give us ample time to publish on the blog and for it to be circulated to our mailing list – it’s frustrating for people who would like to attend an event to discover it’s in two days time and they haven’t a chance to go to it.
5. If you clicked onto a post and found the information useful, or think you can add some additional advice relating to it, then please post your comment, don’t be shy!
6. If we posted a story for you and you had a good response then please tell us

If you’d like to find out more about this blog and how you can blog then please contact us at news@wibspain.com

Tahitian Noni Product Meeting

Saturday 20th June 2009
Calahonda, The Black Cat (behind BBVA)
11AM - Free Entrance

For more information please check out the website www.tahitiannoni.com/yasmine7 or call on 649 325 439

Cool Beach Opening Party

Saturday 20th June from 3pm

Featuring Alex Gomex, Alex Sanchez, Patrick Nilsson, Israel Perez, Javi Martin, Oscar Lindhal and live sax from Pablo Melgar


For booking and more info please call 660 209 239

Cool Beach, C.Nacional 340, KM 184, Rio Real Playa, Marbella (Torre Real exit)

Free Pranic Healing Clinic in Malaga

Experience Prana and your Life Force

FREE Sessions offered to all who wish to experience the power of Prana or Chi using the techniques of Grand Master Choa Kok Sui practiced world wide.

Pranic Healing is a "no-touch, no drug energetic healing method". It is a highly developed, systematic and scientific method which uses prana or life force to relief physical and emotional ailments.

Date : Monday, June 22, 2009
Time : between 11 am to 2 pm and 5 pm to 8 pm
Venue: Hindu Temple , Avda Gandhi, #5, urb La Paloma, Benalmadena costa

For enquiries and reservations, please contact:
Mrs Nisha Kirpalani @ 687819696 / Mrs Nazneen Mirpuri @ 610732864
Please visit http://www.pranichealingmalaga.org/ for more details

Something Cakey!

SomethingCakey makes edible cake toppers for all occasions. Choose from any photo or picture and add your own personalised message. We think these are a great little product, especially here in Spain where the choice of novelty cakes readily available in the supermarkets is practically non existent!

At prices starting from only 3 euros, these really are a great credit crunching idea for any birthday party or event since they don't hit the pocket too hard but really do look fantastic and taste great too.


Take a look at their website http://www.somethingcakey.com/ , email Nicky on nicky@somethingcakey.com or call 616399382 for more information

“Stylemakers“ Mini‐Workshop

June 25, 2009 ‐ 11am‐3pm, Ogilvy & Mailer Restaurant

Join Stylemaker Renée Coppinger, Talk Radio Europe’s Fashion Consultant and Personal Stylist, at an interactive, step‐by‐step, mini‐workshop on how to save yourself valuable time and money and make your wardrobe work for you 100% of the time.


Renée will help you:

Identify the best clothing for your body‐type and proportions
Understand the elements of building a mix & match wardrobe
Weed and organize your wardrobe effectively
Use accessories to update your look quickly and easily
Identify key pieces that will give you maximum versatility on a tight budget

The cost is 65€ and this includes:

Coffee & Refreshments upon arrival, 10:30‐11am
Examples of clothing & accessories for different bodytypes
Renée’s “Instant Clothing analysis” , 2 pieces p.p.
Lunch following the workshop, 1‐3pm
A workbook including “tips” discussed during the workshop
Fashion Goody bags

RSVP : 952815398 ‐ space limited to 15 participants

Siddalls offer FREE public seminars

Siddalls are hosting a number of FREE public seminars, the first of which is being held on the 16th June and the second on the 17th June 2009





Items on the agenda for the 16th include:

Inheritance tax
Understanding and combating the Credit Crunch

while the 17th offers advice on:

Saving for your future
Understanding and combating the credit crunch
Mortgages

The seminars will be held at Siddalls prestigious offices at KM 189 just outside Marbella (El Centro Comercial, La Reserva de Alvarito, Cl Andasol, 29604 Marbella, Málaga)

There will be lots interesting facts and valuable information presented during these seminars. For further details and to confirm attendance please contact David Rogers at david.rogers@siddalls.net

Falo Patio Heaters

These beautifully designed patio heaters from Pias Chimeneas can be used on your patio, terrace, by the pool or any other place where you need outdoor heating.

The heaters are available in different colors and feature a handy remote control. Wheels are fitted which make them ideal for moving to any place you want so you can enjoy year round outdoor living.

Any hotel, restaurant or bar with open outside areas will benefit from having the new Falo heaters.



Contact details
Chimeneas, Fire and Design, S.L.
Calle El Califa 564
29660 Nueva Andalucia / Marbella
Phone +34 951 275 693
Mobil +34 617 649 583
Email info@pias-chimeneas.com
Website http://www.pias-chimeneas.com/
Showroom is open from 10 am – 6 pm from Monday to Friday or on Saturday from 10 am – 2 pm.